| Index | Heights | Little Rock | Arkansas |
| Cost of living | 123 | 98 | 86 |
| Goods & Services | 107 | 107 | 98 |
| Groceries | 98 | 98 | 95 |
| Health care | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Housing | 176 | 93 | 65 |
| Transportation | 88 | 88 | 90 |
| Utilities | 94 | 94 | 92 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $81,906 | $6,826 | $1,911 | $2,457 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Arkansas | 6.5% | 11.625% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Arkansas | 2% | 4.9% |
| Item | Little Rock | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $28.72 | $24.26 | 18.4% |
| Beauty Salon | $47.61 | $45.56 | 4.5% |
| Toothpaste | $3.61 | $3.70 | 2.6% |
| Shampoo | $1.17 | $1.28 | 8.9% |
| Movie | $13.35 | $12.13 | 10.1% |
| Bowling | $15.56 | $18.00 | 13.6% |
| Item | Little Rock | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.76 | $5.84 | 1.4% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.36 | $1.57 | 13.3% |
| Milk | $4.65 | $4.67 | 0.5% |
| Potatoes | $5.31 | $4.93 | 7.6% |
| Pizza | $11.20 | $12.09 | 7.4% |
| Beer | $10.24 | $10.41 | 1.6% |
| Item | Little Rock | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $115.17 | $125.68 | 8.4% |
| Doctor | $132.33 | $135.78 | 2.5% |
| Dentist | $81.53 | $113.29 | 28.0% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.35 | $10.65 | 2.8% |
| Lipitor | $471.21 | $468.60 | 0.6% |
| Item | Little Rock | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $172,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 6.6% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,117.76 | $2,346.69 | 9.8% |
| Apartment Rent | $889.00 | $949.00 | 6.3% |
| Item | Little Rock | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.05 | $3.46 | 12.0% |
| Tire Balancing | $53.11 | $59.92 | 11.4% |
| Item | Little Rock | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $166.99 | $193.99 | 13.9% |
| Phone | $205.18 | $192.25 | 6.7% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Scott, AR | 15 | 100 | 0.2% |
| College Station, AR | 316 | 79 | 21.2% |
| Salem city, AR | 1,935 | 82 | 18.0% |
| Salem, AR | 1,532 | 83 | 17.2% |
| Sweet Home, AR | 926 | 83 | 16.7% |
| Little Rock, AR | 198,067 | 98 | 2.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 198,187 | 98 | 2.2% |
| Augusta, GA | 197,535 | 85 | 14.9% |
| Burlington, ON | 197,435 | n/a | |
| Akron, OH | 197,375 | 84 | 15.6% |
| Montgomery, AL | 199,054 | 88 | 12.2% |
| Little Rock, AR | 198,067 | 98 | 2.1% |
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